Turbulence, controversies dog Elon Musk's first year as X ownerElon Musk's acquisition of Twitter for $44 billion last year has not put an end to the controversies surrounding the platform, now called X...
22 Oct, 2023, 06.06 PM IST
Threads fizzles, Twitter sizzles: Meta's rivial to Elon Musk's social media giant wanes after strong start, engagement down by 75 perc entThreads, which was anticipated to rival Twitter, has seen its daily usage time decline by over 75 per cent since its launch, following an i...
24 Jul, 2023, 10.47 AM IST
Why Meta's Threads app is the biggest threat to Twitter yetIn less than 24 hours, Threads attracted some 30 million users. And with Meta already having more than two billion Instagram users who can ...
07 Jul, 2023, 10.33 AM IST
Instagram launch of Twitter rival ‘Threads’ expected on ThursdayInstagram is set to release a new app called Threads, which will function similarly to Twitter with text-based posts that can be liked, com...
04 Jul, 2023, 09.07 AM IST
Before Elon Musk picked Linda Yaccarino as Twitter CEO, she challenged him on policies, and his own tweetsOn Friday, Elon Musk announced that NBC Universal's Linda Yaccarino will serve as the new CEO of Twitter. Yaccarino is a longtime advertisi...
14 May, 2023, 09.48 AM IST
Three takeaways from Elon Musk's recent spar with new Twitter CEO Linda YaccarinoIn April, the two met for an on-stage conversation at a marketing convention in Miami Beach, Florida.
13 May, 2023, 12.14 PM IST
Twitter’s headcount has sunk 90% to 1,000 since Musk’s $44-billion takeover: reportIn an interview with the BBC last month, CEO Elon Musk said he had fired more than 6,000 people since taking over Twitter.
03 May, 2023, 02.32 PM IST
The transformation of Twitter from public square to exclusive club raises questions for IndiaWith the new policy of the opt-in and paid subscription for 'Twitter Blue' that seeks to fundamentally recast both verification and content...
23 Dec, 2022, 11.32 PM IST
Social media has to be user-first, not platform-first: Koo slams Twitter's new policy on competitorsTwitter on Monday rescinded its 'promotion of alternative social platforms policy' after criticism on social media, and multiple users poin...
19 Dec, 2022, 05.14 PM IST
Amid Twitter chaos, Koo offers to migrate historic tweets to escape 'intellectual assassination'Koo, which allows users to express views in Indian languages, has already crossed 50 million downloads and is now flying into the rival's n...
18 Dec, 2022, 02.25 PM IST
Kanye West agrees to buy social network Parler, a week after rapper's Twitter and Instagram handles were restrictedEarlier this year, West was banned from posting on Instagram for 24 hours.
18 Oct, 2022, 07.58 AM IST
Charges fly on Twitter about rampant paid malicious influencer campaignsIt all started when ecommerce platform Meesho sent out legal notices to some social media accounts and certain people, including Jaymin Sha...
29 Jun, 2022, 05.28 PM IST
Elon Musk giving 'serious thought' to build a new social media platformMusk was responding to a Twitter user's question on whether he would consider building a social media platform consisting of an open source...
27 Mar, 2022, 06.18 PM IST
Elon Musk giving 'serious thought' to build a new social media platformMusk was responding to a Twitter user's question on whether he would consider building a social media platform consisting of an open source...
27 Mar, 2022, 11.00 AM IST
After Facebook, now Twitter bans misleading coronavirus informationAn example of a statements now barred from Twitter is "the news about washing your hands is propaganda for soap companies".
19 Mar, 2020, 10.37 AM IST
Times Internet names former Twitter India Head Rishi Jaitly as CEO of Times Global PartnersJaitly, most recently, spent four years at microblogging giant Twitter, having joined in 2012, and leading its expansion into the Asia’s th...
16 Nov, 2016, 10.53 AM IST
Companies using social network sites like Facebook, Twitter to hire potential candidatesFor IT cos like HCL Tech, social network sites like Facebook are particularly useful for niche hiring in talent segments like SAP, Peopleso...
23 Jul, 2013, 09.03 AM IST